Polish PM under fire in leaked tape row, hints at snap election
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday he may call a snap election after he was accused of using law enforcement agencies to try to stop a magazine publishing secret recordings of officials making remarks embarrassing for his gover…
Indian PM’s push for Hindi struggles to translate in some states
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Since taking office as India’s prime minister last month, Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi has taken a clear stand in support of Hindi, pushing for it to replace English as the preferred language of the capital’s urbane and golf-pl…
Strike wanes as France pushes on with railway reform
PARIS (Reuters) – Growing numbers of French railway employees returned to work on Thursday after lawmakers voted to approve the broad outline of a railway reform that has triggered a nine-day strike.
Albania cracks down on marijuana production in key southern village
LAZARAT Albania (Reuters) – The smoke from burning marijuana plants billowed from a dozen houses on Day Five of Albania’s most serious move yet against a southern village, armed to the teeth, that has churned out weed on an industrial scale for more th…
China jails anti-corruption activists after high-profile trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese activists who campaigned for government officials to disclose their wealth were jailed on Thursday in the culmination of a high-profile trial that underscores Beijing’s resolve to clamp down on dissent.
Japan protests South Korea’s plan for target practice in disputed waters
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has protested to South Korea against a shooting drill its neighbor plans in disputed waters, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Thursday, underscoring tense relations between the two countries.
Egypt’s Mubarak breaks leg in fall at hospital: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak broke his leg on Thursday after falling while walking to the bathroom at a Cairo military hospital where he is being held, his lawyer and a military source at the hospital told Reuters. Mubarak, 8…
Nigerian militants aiming for capital with petrol lorry attacks: government
ABUJA (Reuters) – Militant Islamists are targeting Nigeria’s capital of Abuja and plan to load bombs on petrol lorries headed into the city, the government said.
Felipe VI becomes Spain’s king, calls for unity with diversity
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s new king, Felipe VI, was sworn in on Thursday in a relatively modest ceremony which monarchists hope will usher in a new era of popularity for the troubled royal household.
Panicked refugees pour out of Pakistan’s troubled North Waziristan
BAKA KHEL Pakistan (Reuters) – Their belongings piled high on buses, rickety donkey carts and tractors, thousands of refugees poured out of Pakistan’s North Waziristan on Thursday, terrified by both state troops and Taliban insurgents fighting for cont…
